Multiple Choice Questions

(i) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

• (A) Renewable
• (B) Biotic
• (C) Flow
• (D) Non-renewable

Answer-

(D) Non-renewable

Explanation: Non-renewable resources are those which have a limited stock and once exhausted it takes thousands of years to renew or replenish them.

(ii) Under which of the following type of resources can tidal energy not be put?

• (A) Replenishable
• (B) Human- made
• (C) Abiotic
• (D) Non- Recyclable

Answer-

(A) Replenishable 

Explanation- Replenishable energy sources are those which can be built again with a certain amount of effort and in tidal energy, it can be made again by the production of recurring tides of the ocean.

(iii) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

• (A) Intensive cultivation
• (B) Deforestation
• (C) Over-irrigation
• (D) Overgrazing

Answer-

(C) Over Irrigation

Explanation: Overirrigation is caused due to water logging which increases the salinity and alkalinity in the soil.

(iv) In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practiced?

• (A) Punjab
• (B) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
• (C) Haryana
• (D) Uttarakhand
   

Answer-

 (D) Uttarakhand

Explanation: Uttarakhand region has hill slopes where terrace farming can easily be practiced.

(v) In which of the following states black soil is predominantly found?

• (A) Jammu and Kashmir
• (B) Maharashtra
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Jharkhand

Answer-

(B) Maharashtra

Explanation: Black soil is formed by weathering of Deccan basalt. Climatic conditions along with the parent rock material are the important factors for the formation of this soil and the climatic condition of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, etc. suits the formation of this type of soil. 

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